by: Judy Kurtz Posted: May 22, 2024 / 03:35 PM PDT Updated: May 22, 2024 / 03:35 PM PDT He endorsed him in 2020, but Charlamagne tha God is defending his decision not to publicly back President Biden ahead of this year’s election, saying “both candidates are trash.” “I am going to vote in November and I’m going to vote my best interests,” the “Breakfast Club” radio host told the co-hosts on “The View” on Wednesday, The Hill reports. “The reality is I think both candidates are trash,” the TV personality, who was born Lenard McKelvey, said of Biden and former President Trump.
“I’m going to vote who I think can preserve democracy,” Charlamagne tha God said. “If I think both candidates are trash, and I don’t feel like endorsing one, would you rather me endorse an individual or endorse the fact that, hey, we need to go out there and protect democracy?” he asked. “If I’m sitting here telling my listeners that you have somebody out there who is a threat to democracy, you have somebody out there who said they want to suspend the Constitution to overthrow the results of an election, you saw this person try to lead an attempted coup of this country.
.. There’s only two candidates out there,” he said.
“So if I’m saying that about this individual: The choice is clear,” Charlamagne tha God said. The threat to democracy, he said later, “is Donald Trump. If you want me to spell that one out.
” Despite indicating he’ll vote for Biden with.